xAI co-founder Greg Yang says he is stepping back from the startup into an informal advisory role to focus on his health after being diagnosed with Lyme disease
Greg Yang, one of the co-founders of Elon Musk's startup xAI, is stepping down from the company after being diagnosed with Lyme disease. — Yang will be an informal adviser …
I've been suffering from Lyme disease. I'm stepping back from xAI into an informal advisory role so I can go founder mode on my health, starting today. — The symptoms started when I got sick (cold, flu, or COVID — I'm not sure which) in early 2025. I distinctly felt less
Igor Babuschkin left xAI (he reported directly to Elon, built Grok 3 & 4) and shortly after, posted about the dangers of companies over-working their best people. Greg Yang (another direct Elon report, cofounded xAI) just left for health reasons and posted: “Until I pushed
Tragic that people suffer a hit to immunity, allowing previously controlled pathogens to reactivate & autoimmune disease to worsen Like I said, this will touch most with time I rest assured that I didn't downplay Histrionicism on my part about immune harm clears my conscience [im…